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Tickets to Saudi Arabia do not match. Fear of losing a job if you do not enter the workplace on time. Along with many others, these two also came looking for tickets. Trying to understand the situation with the fork in the wall when the door is closed. Yesterday in front of the Sonargaon Hotel. Photo: Manjurul Karim

The uncertainty created by Saudi migrant workers arriving to work on time without obtaining plane tickets has started to diminish. Protests outside the offices of Biman Bangladesh and Saudi Airlines in the capital have finally started to solve the problem.

Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia has responded positively to Bangladesh’s request to extend the Iqama (residence permit) to stranded Saudi expatriates. The duration of the Iqama for stranded Saudi expats has been extended to the month of the current tour. In other words, Saudi expats will have 24 more days from today, Thursday.

In addition, the Saudi authorities are allowing the Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight to land in Saudi Arabia. The visa branch of the Saudi Arabian embassy in Dhaka will open from next Sunday to submit the visa extension application for those trapped in Bangladesh. The foreign ministers of Bangladesh and Saudi Arabia are scheduled to hold a virtual meeting on the same day.

Thousands of expat visas will come to an end on September 30. This is why expatriates from Saudi Arabia, who are on vacation, have been protesting in the capital for three days. At least 30,000 Bangladeshis hope to return to work in Saudi Arabia. Most of your visas will expire in September.

Foreign Minister. AK Abdul Momen told Kaler Kanth on Wednesday night that the Saudi Arabian ambassador had delivered very good news. He said the plane had a chance to land. “We had an inter-ministerial meeting on Wednesday afternoon,” the minister said. There we decided that as many flights as Saudi wanted would be allowed. Previously, our Ministry of Civil Aviation stopped its flights. They stopped the plane landing. In response, our ministry of aviation has suspended Saudi Arabian Airlines flights.

“There we discuss, let’s go by plane and go to Saudi Arabia (Saudi Arabian Airlines), he will have a job,” he said. Our people can work there. So let Saudi Arabia. He added: ‘I need it. Because if they don’t go, they’ll lose their jobs. ‘

“At the inter-ministerial meeting, we decided to allow all flights to Saudi Arabia,” he said. Now those of us who are going to go can go to Saudi Arabia, they can also go by plane ”.

The minister said that those whose visas have expired will have their offices reopened starting this Sunday and their visas will be extended. Ikama will go into effect during the current tour month.

Earlier in the day, the foreign minister asked Saudi expats interested in going to Saudi Arabia to be patient. He said the government is still trying sincerely. Saudi Arabia is also watching the movement and chaos. Saudi Arabia is very strict on these issues. Their visas can also be revoked due to this movement and chaos. In that case, nobody will have to do anything.

The expatriate Minister of Welfare and Overseas Employment, Imran Ahmed, also urged not to do anything to tarnish the country’s image. Protesting against not getting tickets for the flight to Saudi Arabia, Saudi expats tried to surround the Foreign Ministry and the Expatriate Welfare Ministry on Tuesday.

Biman is starting the flight: CEO and CEO of Biman Bangladesh Airlines. Mokabbir Hossain said that Biman Bangladesh Airlines will operate Dhaka-Jeddah on September 26 and Dhaka-Riyadh on September 26 for return ticket holders from Jeddah and Riyadh flights on March 16 and 17. Passengers with return tickets on March 16 and 17 must contact the Biman sales office on September 24 to book this flight with ticket, passport and approval of the prescribed applications / links in Saudi Arabia. He said the other passengers would also be notified for bookings in phases subject to new flight approvals. He urged the other passengers not to clutter the counter unnecessarily at this time.

Kavid’s Negative Certificate is required and must arrive in Saudi Arabia within 48 hours of collecting the sample; Therefore, all passengers must register the Kavid from Dhaka and travel from Dhaka, said Mokabbir Hossain.

First flight to Saudi Arabia with 252 passengers: The first flight of Saudi Arabian Airlines departed for Riyadh, Saudi Arabia with 252 expatriates. The flight left Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport around 12:57 pm on Tuesday. The flight landed at King Khaled International Airport in the capital, Riyadh, at 3:20 p.m. local time on Tuesday.

The Bangladesh Civil Aviation Authority (BACA) suspended flights on all international and domestic routes on March 24 due to the spread of the coronavirus in the country. Subsequently, as of June 1, the airline allowed limited domestic and international flights. However, due to the ban imposed by the Saudi government, flights to Bangladesh were suspended in the country for so long. From the third week of September they began to fly on a limited basis.

Bebichak, President of Air Vice Marshal. Mofidur Rahman said they are ready to give the number of flights to Saudi Arabia for expatriates to return to Saudi Arabia. Apart from this, they are also looking into the possibility of Biman Bangladesh operating flights to Saudi Arabia. He also said that Saudi Arabia Airlines would be allowed to increase the number of flights.



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